June 2009 - KICTANet

Community fibre networks - a high level communique on the way forward
by Muriuki Mureithi 16 Jun '09

16 Jun '09

hi all National fibre infrastructure is now prevalent but unfortunately bypassing the rural and the poor. this should not happen and there is a way out. please read the attached communique for a way forward. cheers Muriuki Mureithi

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Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths andWeaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches
by Walubengo J 16 Jun '09

16 Jun '09

I agree with Dr. Ndemo et al. One of our greatest weakness is negative energy. And the root cause of this negative energy is tribalism. Our East African citizens (TZ,UG etc) know that Kenyans identify themselves first as being from their tribe, then 2nd as being from their clan and finally as being from their country ( the 'Navumulia' kua mkenya mentality). As noted by others, the sheer capacity of this negative energy will overide any marketing dollars that may be poured out there in "Brand Kenya" initiatives...There must be conscious and deliberate effort to sell Brand Kenya internally. We have to find a way to celebrate our diversity rather than exagerate our differences...This to me should have been one of the pillars in the Vision 2030 because it wont happen overnite. walu. --- On Mon, 6/15/09, Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths andWeaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 12:35 PM > Dakatari, thanks for the > elaboration....I hear you! I hope the media is also reading > this. > > Nyaki > > From: > "bitange(a)jambo.co.ke" <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > To: Catherine > Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com>; > kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Cc: KICTAnet > ICT Policy Discussions > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Monday, > June 15, 2009 12:16:12 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day > 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths andWeaknesses > (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches > > > Catherine, some barking dogs are causing untold pain to our > people. Hate against Kenyans in Tanzania is at its > worst. Irrespective who you are, you are refered to as > Mungiki who is after grabbing Tanzanian land. Whom do > you think created this image for our people? > > Mungiki is more of any economic crisis in our country but > our Media has refused to link the two. We lack > analytical depth in our media houses. What you read is > petty fitina. When a media house purpots that > "Cable lands into financial trouble" do you think > such media has the interests of this country at heart? > If they did they should have asked the right questions > before publishing. I do not think they have a clue how > such any article impacts the country negatively. > > The audience of what is published locally is not only > Kenyan people who read it. We must love our country > and stop hoping that someone else will change our > image. The sad part is that all of what has been > read throughout the world are all lies. Some people > reading this may never know that it was not true. > > This what I meant to say that negativity will fail us and > we should check every barking dog. > > Ndemo > > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> > > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:36:34 > To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, > Strengths and > Weaknesses (Observations from USA and > UK); and Trends and > Niches > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com >

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: Re: Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths and Weaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches
by Luvisia Bakuli 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Thanks LK for your observations. You sent the message to me and not the list. I am not sure if you wanted this to appear in public; but I think you made an important contribution that needs to be shared, for you might be speaking for the "silent majority." For that reason, I will whiteout your ID to share your message. You are right, I should have used a better metaphor for IBM than Godfather. Let me try a different one: IBM is like a hawk on the Serengeti. From its vantage point, 20/20 eyesight, and ease of movement it is capable of monitoring what's happening on the vast terrain. So what others in the food chain, e.g. hyenas, have learned to do when the undergrowth is thick and the prey (e. g. antelopes) too fast for them is to look up in the sky for signs of where there is a kill. They have learned that if they follow the hawk they hare sure to have food albeit leftover bones. And if they arrive early enough and are in a large group, they might even chase the lions away and inherit the carcass. Okay that's enough for the metaphor lest we overstretch it. But we might miss the point of the discussion if we focus on who's first, leader or right. I have read articles where IBM failed miserably in its bit to manage outsourcing for the state of Texas and history might teach us a lesson that not all visionaries are good at execution. So our major task might be to find the visionaries and if they are goofy in their execution, ignore their execution but go after the lucrative markets they have identified. I gotta go. It is raining, thundering, and I don't want to be the lightning's conduit to earth. Cheers, Luvisia Bakuli On Mon, 2009-06-15 at 10:07 -0700, LK wrote: > > Truth is IBM is NOT the Godfather of Cloud computing, in fact they are > way behind newz... Look at what Microsoft is already selling to the > federal government, my only objection is that they seem to be after > Stimulus money -- yani fighting the small guys for federal bail out > funds! > > http://www.publicsectorondemand.com/ > > I think Cloud computing for disaster recovery makes sense but like > everyone else I am concerned about data security until they come up > with an encryption that hackers cant get perhaps in the next > lifetime:-) > > > > > --- On Mon, 6/15/09, Luvisia Bakuli <luvisia.bakuli(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Luvisia Bakuli <luvisia.bakuli(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, > Strengths and Weaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and > Trends and Niches > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 12:35 PM > > Thanks Catherine-- wil stick to the subject line next time. > Had posted > as I rushed out the door in the morning. > > The article that I forwarded addressed trends abd potential > niche > market as defined by IBM. Just like UNESCO leads the way in > social > culturall trends, IBM seems to pick winning markets. Luvisia > Bakuli > > On 6/15/09, Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Thanks Luvisia, > > > > However, may I request all not to change the subject header > for ease of > > discussions, we will flesh out the relevant content as we go > along. So note > > inside the body of your discussion that you will focus on > niche areas but do > > not change the subject header. > > > > Thanks for your input, very insightful. > > > > Much appreciated, > > > > Nyaki (Moderator jointly with Walu) > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Luvisia Bakuli <luvisia.bakuli(a)gmail.com> > > To: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com > > Cc: eMatete(a)gmail.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:45:19 PM > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Niche Markets > > > > For those looking for niche areas, the following article > might generate > > some ideas. DBL > > > > ____________________ > > > > > > June 15, 2009 > > > > I.B.M. to Help Clients Fight Cost and Complexity > > By STEVE LOHR > > > > > > In 2000, the Linux operating system was a hot technology, > but it had not > > spread much beyond scientists, researchers and computer > programmers. > > Then I.B.M. declared that it would back Linux with > investment, research > > and marketing, and the technology moved swiftly into the > corporate > > mainstream. > > > > The same thing happened with the personal computer in the > early 1980s, > > when I.B.M. endorsed that upstart technology and entered the > market. > > > > Starting this week, I.B.M. is returning to the same > playbook, > > introducing some initial products and services and a roadmap > for its > > stable of corporate and government customers to comfortably > embrace > > cloud computing. > > > > Cloud computing — in which vast stores of information and > processing > > resources can be tapped from afar, over the Internet, using > a personal > > computer, cellphone or other device — holds great promise in > the > > corporate market. The cloud model, analysts say, has the > potential to > > cut the costs, complexity and headaches of technology for > companies and > > government agencies. > > > > Already, Amazon.com, Google and Salesforce.com, among > others, offer > > cloud-based Web services to companies, including e-mail, > computer > > storage and customer management software. But many big > companies and > > government agencies have been reluctant to get on board > because of > > traditional corporate-computing concerns like the security > of data, > > reliability of service and regulatory compliance. > > > > “I.B.M. knows how to do all of those things,” said Frank > Gens, chief > > analyst for IDC, a technology research firm. “Its strategy > is all about > > making cloud computing safe for enterprise customers.” > > > > Even if I.B.M. succeeds in its bid to make cloud computing > more > > palatable for big corporations, there is no guarantee that > it will be > > the main beneficiary of the trend. After I.B.M. helped > create the PC > > industry, lower-cost competitors ended up dominating the > business. > > > > In the cloud market, I.B.M. plans to take a tailored > approach. The > > hardware and software in its cloud offerings will be meant > for specific > > computing chores. Just as Google runs a computing cloud > optimized for > > Internet search, I.B.M. will make bespoke clouds for > computing workloads > > in business. > > > > Its early cloud entries, to be announced on Monday, follow > that model. > > One set of offerings is focused on streamlining the > technology used by > > corporate software developers and testers, which can consume > 30 percent > > or more of a company’s technology resources. > > > > The second set is virtual desktop services, in which > personal computer > > software, either from Microsoft or open-source alternatives, > is run on > > remote servers and piped to simple desktop machines equipped > with > > screens and keyboards. I.B.M. found in tests with clients > that such > > virtual PCs, with little desktop processing or storage, can > use 70 > > percent less power than conventional PCs and reduce > technical support > > costs by up to 40 percent,. > > > > Both the software development and desktop services are being > offered as > > an integrated bundle of hardware and software for a cloud > running inside > > a corporate or government data center, or as a cloud service > hosted in > > an I.B.M. data center. > > > > Other offerings are planned, I.B.M. executives said, > including clouds > > fine-tuned for data storage, and clouds for business > analytics, which is > > software that analyzes data for patterns of customer > behavior, market > > trends and other potentially valuable information. > > > > I.B.M. calls its approach of fine-tuning hardware and > software for > > specific jobs “hybrid computing.” And it will open a Hybrid > Computing > > Research lab later this year, inviting industry and > university > > scientists to work cooperatively on new application-specific > designs > > intended to improve performance by 100 to 1,000 times > compared with > > today’s systems. > > > > The fresh look at computer design is being prompted by the > surge in > > Internet data, from social networking to smartphone > applications to > > sensors monitoring food shipments and electrical use. By > 2011, IDC > > estimates, there will be one trillion Internet-connected > devices, up > > from 500 million in 2006. > > > > “This huge explosion of data is driving a movement to design > systems > > around workloads because it is the only way to deliver the > computation > > needed, and it’s far more energy-efficient,” said Kunle > Olukotun, a > > computer scientist at Stanford. > > > > I.B.M. had an initiative, begun in early 2008, called Blue > Cloud, which > > mainly involved adapting its server computers for cloud > technology. Most > > major technology suppliers have cloud-related hardware and > software > > products, including Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems > and Dell. > > But I.B.M., analysts say, is going further by offering > simplified, > > integrated stacks of hardware and software, as well as cloud > services. > > > > I.B.M.’s cloud strategy, the company said, is the > culmination of 100 > > prototype projects with companies and government agencies > over the last > > year, and its research partnership with Google. > > > > “The information technology infrastructure is under stress > already, and > > the data flood is just accelerating,” said Samuel J. > Palmisano, I.B.M.’s > > chief executive. “We’ve decided that how you solve that > starts by > > organizing technology around the workload.” > > > > One of I.B.M.’s test beds for cloud computing has been the > Interior > > Department’s National Business Center, a service center that > handles > > payroll, human relations, financial reporting, contracting > services and > > other computing tasks for dozens of federal agencies. The > center runs > > two large data centers, one in Northern Virginia and another > outside > > Denver. > > > > Douglas J. Bourgeois, the center’s director, said he is > introducing > > several cloud-style applications over the next nine months > including > > Web-based training, and staffing and recruitment software. > And in tests > > with financial and procurement software, the cloud-computing > environment > > has delivered efficiencies of 40 to 60 percent in > productivity and power > > consumption, he said. > > > > “For us, like other data centers, the volume of data > continues to > > explode,” Mr. Bourgeois said. “We want to solve some of > those problems > > with cloud computing, so we don’t have to build another $20 > million data > > center.” > > > > > > Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/elizaslider%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: lkimani(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lkimani% > 40yahoo.com >

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Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, StrengthsandWeaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Dear David, No one wants to stop Media from reporting what is happening. Our media must move from incident reporting to providing analytical reports that can help us grow. Yes Government has challenges. Media too is not without challenges. The discussions here are calling for us to take individual responsibilities to change this country. A single editor can change that which can harm our collective being. If the manager at Mbs airport took his responsibility seriously, he could have even borrowed a generator. Our collective failure emanates from our individual lazyness and careless attention to responsibility. This is why I still want to state that it is imperative for us to separate Kenya from personality (our individual failures). On Mungiki, you know very well it is not the country Kenya that created them. It is generally our individual failures that has brought the problem. When a family continues to have children even when they cannot afford, they contribute to the problem. When someone corruptly misuses public resources, he/she contributes to the problem. Media should then get to the root cause of the problem by indetifying individual failures. Only then we can provide a comprehensive solution. Is it for nothing that China had to create a one child policy? Regards Ndemo. > I wonder, does the media report for outsiders or kenyans who need the info > to make decisions in their daily lives? We live right here and the media > has a duty to report reality not make-believe propaganda for foreign > investors. Government shud fix the corruption, insecurity, infrastructure > etc to create an environment for investment not plead with the media to > abdicate its obligation to report accurately. If it did that it would be > an accomplice in deception. No need burying our heads in the sand for > short term gain. > I have been to many countries and nothing tells me the kenyan media is > crazy, save for common professional shortcomings. If govt functioned half > as much as the media in the pursuit of greater kenya, we wud be far! > Last nite hundreds of pepole, me included, were stranded at moi airport in > msa because there were no lights on the runway so no planes could land or > take off. > I dont know how many pple missed their connecting international flights > but that does more damage to investor confidence than crime reports. I > read those everywhere i go but not about airports that have no lights. And > that takes just a generator. Or is that among the unspecified services > that the mysterious 1.5b in the budget will cater for? Long shot. > Bottomline- the media cant just be improvised to promote the interests of > the business and capitalist class. There is the rest of us citizens whose > welfare, life and worries too must be reported. Besides, it will be the > same media that will be whipped for keeping quiet when things were going > wrong. Remember the election fiasco? Yes, better blame the media now > rather than later for not warning of the danger lurking in our midst. Dont > beseech the media to join in the collective national amnesia and deception > of the world. Ask the govt to deal with the issues. > > David > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > -----Original Message----- > From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:06 > To: <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths > andWeaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches > > > Listers, > Please take a moment and see what is on-line from our papers today and > understand what I am trying to say. You cannot convince even our people > in the diaspora to invest in Kenya. Compare that with what SA has on the > web from their papers. They have managed their violence especially on > foreingners well even as it continues. We are showing machetes to > investors without critical analysis and how we see the future of our > country. > > The few potential investors I met this morning are distgusted with what > they see. Allow me to request my brother Linus who is on this list to > remove the picture please. > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > >> Dr. Ndemo, >> >> I stopped watching news in the local media a while back. Too much >> negative >> stuff affecting the peace and tranquility I expect in my home. >> >> There is a lot of crime in S.A. yet the country is geared to host the >> World >> Cup come next year. How are they working to make it a success? >> >> I support you fully. It is high time we Kenyans started to think >> nationally >> as a nation. To look at the positives. We live in a real world and >> things >> will not always be perfect in any country, Kenya included. >> Therefore we should promote the positive aspects of Kenya first before >> we >> can expect outsiders to support us. >> >> >> Sammy Buruchara >> CEO NairobiNet Ltd >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kictanet-bounces+sammy=opensystems.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+sammy=opensystems.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >> On >> Behalf Of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke >> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:11 PM >> To: sammy(a)opensystems.co.ke >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths >> andWeaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches >> >> Prof. >> We should understand the impact of internet better. Our papers are >> on-line and they contribute the greatest content out there. A >> potential >> investor trying to surf the net, gets mostly negative information. I >> am >> not against our media but they could do better in setting the agenda. >> A >> few examples may help here. >> >> It is not only Kenya that has suffered the youth bulge. This is >> something >> that has affected countries world over. The US suffered in the 1930's >> leading the country to get rid of the problem by investing heavily on >> public works and the war. In China they put much of their people into >> labour intensive public works (roads, energy, ICTs ets). While they >> did >> this they also suffered a high rate of crime. This is how the Al >> Capones >> came up. Italy has had a mafia crisis over a long period of time but >> the >> media there did not only focus on crime. They suggested economic >> solutions that have helped reduce crime in the south go down. When we >> write about mungiki, we should also suggest a way forward. We must >> also >> create hope for our people because we are all responsible for what >> happens >> in our land. >> >> The recent US elections were all about hope that things will change. >> Look >> at the Uhuru Budget. It was a budget of hope. But read our yesterday >> papers. While one Media house attempted to create hope. The other >> focused on hopelessness - "the devil is in the details" - yet for once >> we >> were united in hope for our future. I had expected many positive >> headlines out of the budget but I was disappointed. This is a budget >> we >> should have leveraged to create a new Kenya. A Kenya where we all have >> hope. It gave us our much a waited new constitution. That we can >> devolve >> our resources based on the districts. That we may not need to dismantle >> a >> constitution that has relatively served us well for more than 40 years. >> That we may need only Parliament to amend only the governance aspects >> of >> our constitution as many civilized countries do. This where media had >> a >> chance to set the agenda for this country but they have yet again >> wasted >> the opportunity. It is not too late for them to bring hope. The >> Vision >> 2030 can be achieved if we all agree that it will bring the desired >> change. >> >> I am glad we deviated a little but this discussion will shape our >> future >> policies. Where we all respect one another. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >>> Dr. Ndemo, >>> >>> You have captured very well the problem with us Kenyans. At the same >>> time, >>> it is important to acknowledge that we have very many people who are >>> positive and are doing very good things for this country. But they are >>> drowned by the bad elements amongst us. However, things will not >>> change >>> if >>> we do not make a deliberate change intervention. According to me, it >>> will >>> be >>> almost impossible to achieve V2030 with this attitude. We must >>> change.I >>> strongly believe that there is a 4th pillar that V2030 >>> conceptualization >>> missed - NATIONAL COHESION. It is what is required to move forward and >>> fulfil the other plans. We could therefore argue that we need to sell >>> Kenya >>> to Kenyans before we go out to foreigners. Otherwise all the positive >>> messages that will be put out there in selling Kenya to investors by >>> whoever >>> (assuming we can get this right in the first instance) will soon be >>> negated >>> by the bad attitudes that you speak of. And who said Kenya must be >>> developed >>> by outsiders? >>> >>> I hope I have not sounded like a barking dog. >>> >>> tim mwololo >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:16 AM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Catherine, some barking dogs are causing untold pain to our people. >>>> Hate >>>> against Kenyans in Tanzania is at its worst. Irrespective who you >>>> are, >>>> you >>>> are refered to as Mungiki who is after grabbing Tanzanian land. Whom >>>> do >>>> you >>>> think created this image for our people? >>>> >>>> Mungiki is more of any economic crisis in our country but our Media >>>> has >>>> refused to link the two. We lack analytical depth in our media >>>> houses. >>>> What you read is petty fitina. When a media house purpots that >>>> "Cable >>>> lands into financial trouble" do you think such media has the >>>> interests >>>> of >>>> this country at heart? If they did they should have asked the right >>>> questions before publishing. I do not think they have a clue how >>>> such >>>> any >>>> article impacts the country negatively. >>>> >>>> The audience of what is published locally is not only Kenyan people >>>> who >>>> read it. We must love our country and stop hoping that someone else >>>> will >>>> change our image. The sad part is that all of what has been read >>>> throughout >>>> the world are all lies. Some people reading this may never know that >>>> it >>>> was >>>> not true. >>>> >>>> This what I meant to say that negativity will fail us and we should >>>> check >>>> every barking dog. >>>> >>>> Ndemo >>>> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerryR >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> >>>> >>>> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:36:34 >>>> To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths >>>> and >>>> Weaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and >>>> Niches >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.com >>>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> "easy access to the world" >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> --------------------------------------------- >> "easy access to the world" >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: sammy(a)opensystems.co.ke >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sammy%40opensystems.co. >> ke >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> --------------------------------------------- >> "easy access to the world" >> >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: dmakali(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmakali%40yahoo.com > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Re: [kictanet] Media Reports
by Luvisia Bakuli 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

The media need to report both the good and the ugly news. Our wish that they focus more on positive stories than negative ones may not help the country in the long run. I think the anger voiced on the list at the current media stories about Mungiki's menace in Central Province is misdirected. Real people are dieing in those villages and we cannot wish that those deaths were not reported. Rather let's pressurize the Minister and PS in charge of internal security, the Administration Police, Police, Paramilitary (GSU), CID, Special Branch, etc to contain this menace. These government officials should be made to account for these deaths –I think we need direct our anger and questions at these people not the media. Bakuli

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Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths and Weaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches
by Luvisia Bakuli 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Thanks Catherine-- wil stick to the subject line next time. Had posted as I rushed out the door in the morning. The article that I forwarded addressed trends abd potential niche market as defined by IBM. Just like UNESCO leads the way in social culturall trends, IBM seems to pick winning markets. Luvisia Bakuli On 6/15/09, Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks Luvisia, > > However, may I request all not to change the subject header for ease of > discussions, we will flesh out the relevant content as we go along. So note > inside the body of your discussion that you will focus on niche areas but do > not change the subject header. > > Thanks for your input, very insightful. > > Much appreciated, > > Nyaki (Moderator jointly with Walu) > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Luvisia Bakuli <luvisia.bakuli(a)gmail.com> > To: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com > Cc: eMatete(a)gmail.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:45:19 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Niche Markets > > For those looking for niche areas, the following article might generate > some ideas. DBL > > ____________________ > > > June 15, 2009 > > I.B.M. to Help Clients Fight Cost and Complexity > By STEVE LOHR > > > In 2000, the Linux operating system was a hot technology, but it had not > spread much beyond scientists, researchers and computer programmers. > Then I.B.M. declared that it would back Linux with investment, research > and marketing, and the technology moved swiftly into the corporate > mainstream. > > The same thing happened with the personal computer in the early 1980s, > when I.B.M. endorsed that upstart technology and entered the market. > > Starting this week, I.B.M. is returning to the same playbook, > introducing some initial products and services and a roadmap for its > stable of corporate and government customers to comfortably embrace > cloud computing. > > Cloud computing — in which vast stores of information and processing > resources can be tapped from afar, over the Internet, using a personal > computer, cellphone or other device — holds great promise in the > corporate market. The cloud model, analysts say, has the potential to > cut the costs, complexity and headaches of technology for companies and > government agencies. > > Already, Amazon.com, Google and Salesforce.com, among others, offer > cloud-based Web services to companies, including e-mail, computer > storage and customer management software. But many big companies and > government agencies have been reluctant to get on board because of > traditional corporate-computing concerns like the security of data, > reliability of service and regulatory compliance. > > “I.B.M. knows how to do all of those things,” said Frank Gens, chief > analyst for IDC, a technology research firm. “Its strategy is all about > making cloud computing safe for enterprise customers.” > > Even if I.B.M. succeeds in its bid to make cloud computing more > palatable for big corporations, there is no guarantee that it will be > the main beneficiary of the trend. After I.B.M. helped create the PC > industry, lower-cost competitors ended up dominating the business. > > In the cloud market, I.B.M. plans to take a tailored approach. The > hardware and software in its cloud offerings will be meant for specific > computing chores. Just as Google runs a computing cloud optimized for > Internet search, I.B.M. will make bespoke clouds for computing workloads > in business. > > Its early cloud entries, to be announced on Monday, follow that model. > One set of offerings is focused on streamlining the technology used by > corporate software developers and testers, which can consume 30 percent > or more of a company’s technology resources. > > The second set is virtual desktop services, in which personal computer > software, either from Microsoft or open-source alternatives, is run on > remote servers and piped to simple desktop machines equipped with > screens and keyboards. I.B.M. found in tests with clients that such > virtual PCs, with little desktop processing or storage, can use 70 > percent less power than conventional PCs and reduce technical support > costs by up to 40 percent,. > > Both the software development and desktop services are being offered as > an integrated bundle of hardware and software for a cloud running inside > a corporate or government data center, or as a cloud service hosted in > an I.B.M. data center. > > Other offerings are planned, I.B.M. executives said, including clouds > fine-tuned for data storage, and clouds for business analytics, which is > software that analyzes data for patterns of customer behavior, market > trends and other potentially valuable information. > > I.B.M. calls its approach of fine-tuning hardware and software for > specific jobs “hybrid computing.” And it will open a Hybrid Computing > Research lab later this year, inviting industry and university > scientists to work cooperatively on new application-specific designs > intended to improve performance by 100 to 1,000 times compared with > today’s systems. > > The fresh look at computer design is being prompted by the surge in > Internet data, from social networking to smartphone applications to > sensors monitoring food shipments and electrical use. By 2011, IDC > estimates, there will be one trillion Internet-connected devices, up > from 500 million in 2006. > > “This huge explosion of data is driving a movement to design systems > around workloads because it is the only way to deliver the computation > needed, and it’s far more energy-efficient,” said Kunle Olukotun, a > computer scientist at Stanford. > > I.B.M. had an initiative, begun in early 2008, called Blue Cloud, which > mainly involved adapting its server computers for cloud technology. Most > major technology suppliers have cloud-related hardware and software > products, including Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and Dell. > But I.B.M., analysts say, is going further by offering simplified, > integrated stacks of hardware and software, as well as cloud services. > > I.B.M.’s cloud strategy, the company said, is the culmination of 100 > prototype projects with companies and government agencies over the last > year, and its research partnership with Google. > > “The information technology infrastructure is under stress already, and > the data flood is just accelerating,” said Samuel J. Palmisano, I.B.M.’s > chief executive. “We’ve decided that how you solve that starts by > organizing technology around the workload.” > > One of I.B.M.’s test beds for cloud computing has been the Interior > Department’s National Business Center, a service center that handles > payroll, human relations, financial reporting, contracting services and > other computing tasks for dozens of federal agencies. The center runs > two large data centers, one in Northern Virginia and another outside > Denver. > > Douglas J. Bourgeois, the center’s director, said he is introducing > several cloud-style applications over the next nine months including > Web-based training, and staffing and recruitment software. And in tests > with financial and procurement software, the cloud-computing environment > has delivered efficiencies of 40 to 60 percent in productivity and power > consumption, he said. > > “For us, like other data centers, the volume of data continues to > explode,” Mr. Bourgeois said. “We want to solve some of those problems > with cloud computing, so we don’t have to build another $20 million data > center.” > > > Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/elizaslider%40yahoo.com > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device

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THE STUDENT ENGINEER JOURNAL
by SAMUEL EYINDA M. 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

News in technology and related industries have been often misreported or given a media blackout all the same. Started just as a platform for students at UoN’s school of Engineering to exchange views and log in various student activities, The Student Engineer journal has matured over time and is now ready for the outside world. The journal, in its quest to link the students to the industry and keep them abreast of new technological trends, reports on these trends while profiling personalities and companies who define the ICT and Engineering industries. The journal calls upon all interested persons to be part of it’ success by sending in articles of written papers for publication via the e-mail address; studentengineer(a)ymail.com . you can also use the same e-mail to invite the Editorial board members to relevant events that require exclusive coverage, technological coverage. The journal’s latest edition is available online on the link; http://www.scribd.com/doc/16382459/Student-Engineer-June-2009n The October 2008 edition is also available online at; http://www.scribd.com/full/16376226?access_key=key-xh97xkqll3jot8ennft Use the email address provided to request for a printed copy of the journal’s latest edition. http://edsamich.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Niche Markets
by Luvisia Bakuli 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

For those looking for niche areas, the following article might generate some ideas. DBL ____________________ June 15, 2009 I.B.M. to Help Clients Fight Cost and Complexity By STEVE LOHR In 2000, the Linux operating system was a hot technology, but it had not spread much beyond scientists, researchers and computer programmers. Then I.B.M. declared that it would back Linux with investment, research and marketing, and the technology moved swiftly into the corporate mainstream. The same thing happened with the personal computer in the early 1980s, when I.B.M. endorsed that upstart technology and entered the market. Starting this week, I.B.M. is returning to the same playbook, introducing some initial products and services and a roadmap for its stable of corporate and government customers to comfortably embrace cloud computing. Cloud computing — in which vast stores of information and processing resources can be tapped from afar, over the Internet, using a personal computer, cellphone or other device — holds great promise in the corporate market. The cloud model, analysts say, has the potential to cut the costs, complexity and headaches of technology for companies and government agencies. Already, Amazon.com, Google and Salesforce.com, among others, offer cloud-based Web services to companies, including e-mail, computer storage and customer management software. But many big companies and government agencies have been reluctant to get on board because of traditional corporate-computing concerns like the security of data, reliability of service and regulatory compliance. “I.B.M. knows how to do all of those things,” said Frank Gens, chief analyst for IDC, a technology research firm. “Its strategy is all about making cloud computing safe for enterprise customers.” Even if I.B.M. succeeds in its bid to make cloud computing more palatable for big corporations, there is no guarantee that it will be the main beneficiary of the trend. After I.B.M. helped create the PC industry, lower-cost competitors ended up dominating the business. In the cloud market, I.B.M. plans to take a tailored approach. The hardware and software in its cloud offerings will be meant for specific computing chores. Just as Google runs a computing cloud optimized for Internet search, I.B.M. will make bespoke clouds for computing workloads in business. Its early cloud entries, to be announced on Monday, follow that model. One set of offerings is focused on streamlining the technology used by corporate software developers and testers, which can consume 30 percent or more of a company’s technology resources. The second set is virtual desktop services, in which personal computer software, either from Microsoft or open-source alternatives, is run on remote servers and piped to simple desktop machines equipped with screens and keyboards. I.B.M. found in tests with clients that such virtual PCs, with little desktop processing or storage, can use 70 percent less power than conventional PCs and reduce technical support costs by up to 40 percent,. Both the software development and desktop services are being offered as an integrated bundle of hardware and software for a cloud running inside a corporate or government data center, or as a cloud service hosted in an I.B.M. data center. Other offerings are planned, I.B.M. executives said, including clouds fine-tuned for data storage, and clouds for business analytics, which is software that analyzes data for patterns of customer behavior, market trends and other potentially valuable information. I.B.M. calls its approach of fine-tuning hardware and software for specific jobs “hybrid computing.” And it will open a Hybrid Computing Research lab later this year, inviting industry and university scientists to work cooperatively on new application-specific designs intended to improve performance by 100 to 1,000 times compared with today’s systems. The fresh look at computer design is being prompted by the surge in Internet data, from social networking to smartphone applications to sensors monitoring food shipments and electrical use. By 2011, IDC estimates, there will be one trillion Internet-connected devices, up from 500 million in 2006. “This huge explosion of data is driving a movement to design systems around workloads because it is the only way to deliver the computation needed, and it’s far more energy-efficient,” said Kunle Olukotun, a computer scientist at Stanford. I.B.M. had an initiative, begun in early 2008, called Blue Cloud, which mainly involved adapting its server computers for cloud technology. Most major technology suppliers have cloud-related hardware and software products, including Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and Dell. But I.B.M., analysts say, is going further by offering simplified, integrated stacks of hardware and software, as well as cloud services. I.B.M.’s cloud strategy, the company said, is the culmination of 100 prototype projects with companies and government agencies over the last year, and its research partnership with Google. “The information technology infrastructure is under stress already, and the data flood is just accelerating,” said Samuel J. Palmisano, I.B.M.’s chief executive. “We’ve decided that how you solve that starts by organizing technology around the workload.” One of I.B.M.’s test beds for cloud computing has been the Interior Department’s National Business Center, a service center that handles payroll, human relations, financial reporting, contracting services and other computing tasks for dozens of federal agencies. The center runs two large data centers, one in Northern Virginia and another outside Denver. Douglas J. Bourgeois, the center’s director, said he is introducing several cloud-style applications over the next nine months including Web-based training, and staffing and recruitment software. And in tests with financial and procurement software, the cloud-computing environment has delivered efficiencies of 40 to 60 percent in productivity and power consumption, he said. “For us, like other data centers, the volume of data continues to explode,” Mr. Bourgeois said. “We want to solve some of those problems with cloud computing, so we don’t have to build another $20 million data center.” Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths and Weaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches
by Wainaina Mungai 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Well, I am a mwananchi wa kawaida first...then a media or ICT person. Thinking as a mwananchi, i'd prefer a media that listens to wananchi. The bit that is similar in both govt&media is the insistence that they "speak for us" but neither wants to "listen to us". Listen to the IDPs and you'd temper the politics and focus on development. Listen to the hungry youth and you'd discuss solutions - not (only) point fingers. That said, it's not a media versus government war. It's meant to be engagement in various ways so as to achieve the good for mwananchi. However - most of our media is part of the 'capritalist class' being vilified by some. Resilience must be our greatest strength as a nation. Wainaina On 6/15/09, dmakali(a)yahoo.com <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I wonder, does the media report for outsiders or kenyans who need the info > to make decisions in their daily lives? We live right here and the media has > a duty to report reality not make-believe propaganda for foreign investors. > Government shud fix the corruption, insecurity, infrastructure etc to create > an environment for investment not plead with the media to abdicate its > obligation to report accurately. If it did that it would be an accomplice in > deception. No need burying our heads in the sand for short term gain. > I have been to many countries and nothing tells me the kenyan media is > crazy, save for common professional shortcomings. If govt functioned half as > much as the media in the pursuit of greater kenya, we wud be far! > Last nite hundreds of pepole, me included, were stranded at moi airport in > msa because there were no lights on the runway so no planes could land or > take off. > I dont know how many pple missed their connecting international flights but > that does more damage to investor confidence than crime reports. I read > those everywhere i go but not about airports that have no lights. And that > takes just a generator. Or is that among the unspecified services that the > mysterious 1.5b in the budget will cater for? Long shot. > Bottomline- the media cant just be improvised to promote the interests of > the business and capitalist class. There is the rest of us citizens whose > welfare, life and worries too must be reported. Besides, it will be the same > media that will be whipped for keeping quiet when things were going wrong. > Remember the election fiasco? Yes, better blame the media now rather than > later for not warning of the danger lurking in our midst. Dont beseech the > media to join in the collective national amnesia and deception of the world. > Ask the govt to deal with the issues. > > David > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > -----Original Message----- > From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:06 > To: <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths > andWeaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches > > > Listers, > Please take a moment and see what is on-line from our papers today and > understand what I am trying to say. You cannot convince even our people > in the diaspora to invest in Kenya. Compare that with what SA has on the > web from their papers. They have managed their violence especially on > foreingners well even as it continues. We are showing machetes to > investors without critical analysis and how we see the future of our > country. > > The few potential investors I met this morning are distgusted with what > they see. Allow me to request my brother Linus who is on this list to > remove the picture please. > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > >> Dr. Ndemo, >> >> I stopped watching news in the local media a while back. Too much negative >> stuff affecting the peace and tranquility I expect in my home. >> >> There is a lot of crime in S.A. yet the country is geared to host the >> World >> Cup come next year. How are they working to make it a success? >> >> I support you fully. It is high time we Kenyans started to think >> nationally >> as a nation. To look at the positives. We live in a real world and >> things >> will not always be perfect in any country, Kenya included. >> Therefore we should promote the positive aspects of Kenya first before we >> can expect outsiders to support us. >> >> >> Sammy Buruchara >> CEO NairobiNet Ltd >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kictanet-bounces+sammy=opensystems.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+sammy=opensystems.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >> Behalf Of bitange(a)jambo.co.ke >> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:11 PM >> To: sammy(a)opensystems.co.ke >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths >> andWeaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches >> >> Prof. >> We should understand the impact of internet better. Our papers are >> on-line and they contribute the greatest content out there. A potential >> investor trying to surf the net, gets mostly negative information. I am >> not against our media but they could do better in setting the agenda. A >> few examples may help here. >> >> It is not only Kenya that has suffered the youth bulge. This is something >> that has affected countries world over. The US suffered in the 1930's >> leading the country to get rid of the problem by investing heavily on >> public works and the war. In China they put much of their people into >> labour intensive public works (roads, energy, ICTs ets). While they did >> this they also suffered a high rate of crime. This is how the Al Capones >> came up. Italy has had a mafia crisis over a long period of time but the >> media there did not only focus on crime. They suggested economic >> solutions that have helped reduce crime in the south go down. When we >> write about mungiki, we should also suggest a way forward. We must also >> create hope for our people because we are all responsible for what happens >> in our land. >> >> The recent US elections were all about hope that things will change. Look >> at the Uhuru Budget. It was a budget of hope. But read our yesterday >> papers. While one Media house attempted to create hope. The other >> focused on hopelessness - "the devil is in the details" - yet for once we >> were united in hope for our future. I had expected many positive >> headlines out of the budget but I was disappointed. This is a budget we >> should have leveraged to create a new Kenya. A Kenya where we all have >> hope. It gave us our much a waited new constitution. That we can devolve >> our resources based on the districts. That we may not need to dismantle a >> constitution that has relatively served us well for more than 40 years. >> That we may need only Parliament to amend only the governance aspects of >> our constitution as many civilized countries do. This where media had a >> chance to set the agenda for this country but they have yet again wasted >> the opportunity. It is not too late for them to bring hope. The Vision >> 2030 can be achieved if we all agree that it will bring the desired >> change. >> >> I am glad we deviated a little but this discussion will shape our future >> policies. Where we all respect one another. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >>> Dr. Ndemo, >>> >>> You have captured very well the problem with us Kenyans. At the same >>> time, >>> it is important to acknowledge that we have very many people who are >>> positive and are doing very good things for this country. But they are >>> drowned by the bad elements amongst us. However, things will not change >>> if >>> we do not make a deliberate change intervention. According to me, it >>> will >>> be >>> almost impossible to achieve V2030 with this attitude. We must change.I >>> strongly believe that there is a 4th pillar that V2030 conceptualization >>> missed - NATIONAL COHESION. It is what is required to move forward and >>> fulfil the other plans. We could therefore argue that we need to sell >>> Kenya >>> to Kenyans before we go out to foreigners. Otherwise all the positive >>> messages that will be put out there in selling Kenya to investors by >>> whoever >>> (assuming we can get this right in the first instance) will soon be >>> negated >>> by the bad attitudes that you speak of. And who said Kenya must be >>> developed >>> by outsiders? >>> >>> I hope I have not sounded like a barking dog. >>> >>> tim mwololo >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:16 AM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Catherine, some barking dogs are causing untold pain to our people. >>>> Hate >>>> against Kenyans in Tanzania is at its worst. Irrespective who you are, >>>> you >>>> are refered to as Mungiki who is after grabbing Tanzanian land. Whom >>>> do >>>> you >>>> think created this image for our people? >>>> >>>> Mungiki is more of any economic crisis in our country but our Media has >>>> refused to link the two. We lack analytical depth in our media houses. >>>> What you read is petty fitina. When a media house purpots that "Cable >>>> lands into financial trouble" do you think such media has the interests >>>> of >>>> this country at heart? If they did they should have asked the right >>>> questions before publishing. I do not think they have a clue how such >>>> any >>>> article impacts the country negatively. >>>> >>>> The audience of what is published locally is not only Kenyan people who >>>> read it. We must love our country and stop hoping that someone else >>>> will >>>> change our image. The sad part is that all of what has been read >>>> throughout >>>> the world are all lies. Some people reading this may never know that >>>> it >>>> was >>>> not true. >>>> >>>> This what I meant to say that negativity will fail us and we should >>>> check >>>> every barking dog. >>>> >>>> Ndemo >>>> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerryR >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> >>>> >>>> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:36:34 >>>> To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths and >>>> Weaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> This message was sent to: timwololo(a)gmail.com >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timwololo%40gmail.com >>>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> "easy access to the world" >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> --------------------------------------------- >> "easy access to the world" >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: sammy(a)opensystems.co.ke >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sammy%40opensystems.co. >> ke >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> --------------------------------------------- >> "easy access to the world" >> >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: dmakali(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmakali%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina%40madeinkenya… > -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org

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Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths and Weaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches
by Solomon Mburu 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Dear All, I also concur with the previous comments on the negativity brought about by Kenya's myopic character, and forgive me for using this harsh tome. Because I'm a Kikuyu, makes me think the other communities are just as feeble as I can imagine. This is perhaps the problem that makes our unique policies from seeing the light of day. And the cause for this... politicians. I like the approach we have adapted in this discussion forum - dealing with issues and forgetting the tribal jibes which have poisoned our minds for the last 46 years. I hope, as one of us has aptly put it, the media is listening and not be enslaved with political and character assassinations. The media, can shape the face of Kenya or destroy it. I hear it orchestrated the PEV. Just tune into your favourite TV and what you see is images of poverty, illiteracy, political wars and other social ills that you can think of. Yet, through Citizen Journalism, there are unique stories of Kenyans who are doing impact and having a legacy within the local community. I see a future where Kenyans (whether the youth or old generation) will have an understanding of dealing with issues than tribes. Technology can bring us together and destroy those who would rather not change because they believe in outdated thoughts and ideals. Now to the issues of Weaknessses and Strengths in the BPO sector. *Strenghts* 1. The most recognizable strength is there are so many Kenyans who are into IT and this would be a forum/ platform for flexing their muscles, while driving Kenyans to economic growth 2. There is a lot of content which needs to be utilized. This means the BPO will be central in making good use of the local content 3. There is political will in terms of capital, motivation, positive perception by the political leadership. The State is actively involved in the various formulation of the BPO (Dr. Ndemo is a case to note in this regard) 4. Entrepreneurial developement will be achieved with the MTEF (2008 - 2012) and Vision 2030, because it is the BPO is an underlying factor in national development, state security and health fields etc *Weaknesses* 1. There is a lack of confidence within the state corporations in adapting IT (BPO) because of fear of 'losing' touch with the citizens. Corporations such as the security department (CID, Army, NSIS, Immigration) would need to get in touch with a person making any application for either jobs, Certificate of Good Conduct etc), in order to verify the existence of such an individual 2. Financial institutions have adapted technology, but cautiously. The great fear is security. For instance, banks will not comunicate with a customer through internet, phone, especially when discussing financial status of an account holder. The same is true of hospitals etc. 3. Although we have internet savvy Kenyans, not all understand the spine behind BPO. Further elaboration is needed on the basics behind the BPO My commemts! 2009/6/15 Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > > I agree with Dr. Ndemo et al. One of our greatest weakness is negative > energy. And the root cause of this negative energy is tribalism. Our East > African citizens (TZ,UG etc) know that Kenyans identify themselves first as > being from their tribe, then 2nd as being from their clan and finally as > being from their country ( the 'Navumulia' kua mkenya mentality). > > As noted by others, the sheer capacity of this negative energy will overide > any marketing dollars that may be poured out there in "Brand Kenya" > initiatives...There must be conscious and deliberate effort to sell Brand > Kenya internally. We have to find a way to celebrate our diversity rather > than exagerate our differences...This to me should have been one of the > pillars in the Vision 2030 because it wont happen overnite. > > walu. > > > > > > --- On Mon, 6/15/09, Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths > andWeaknesses (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches > > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 12:35 PM > > Dakatari, thanks for the > > elaboration....I hear you! I hope the media is also reading > > this. > > > > Nyaki > > > > From: > > "bitange(a)jambo.co.ke" <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > To: Catherine > > Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com>; > > kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > Cc: KICTAnet > > ICT Policy Discussions > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Sent: Monday, > > June 15, 2009 12:16:12 AM > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day > > 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, Strengths andWeaknesses > > (Observations from USA and UK); and Trends and Niches > > > > > > Catherine, some barking dogs are causing untold pain to our > > people. Hate against Kenyans in Tanzania is at its > > worst. Irrespective who you are, you are refered to as > > Mungiki who is after grabbing Tanzanian land. Whom do > > you think created this image for our people? > > > > Mungiki is more of any economic crisis in our country but > > our Media has refused to link the two. We lack > > analytical depth in our media houses. What you read is > > petty fitina. When a media house purpots that > > "Cable lands into financial trouble" do you think > > such media has the interests of this country at heart? > > If they did they should have asked the right questions > > before publishing. I do not think they have a clue how > > such any article impacts the country negatively. > > > > The audience of what is published locally is not only > > Kenyan people who read it. We must love our country > > and stop hoping that someone else will change our > > image. The sad part is that all of what has been > > read throughout the world are all lies. Some people > > reading this may never know that it was not true. > > > > This what I meant to say that negativity will fail us and > > we should check every barking dog. > > > > Ndemo > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> > > > > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:36:34 > > To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 10/11 of 12- BPO Discussions, > > Strengths and > > Weaknesses (Observations from USA and > > UK); and Trends and > > Niches > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > > > This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: solo.mburu(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/solo.mburu%40gmail.com > -- Solomon Mburu P.O. 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